Sliding transponder shield box
AssigneeVM Consolidated, Inc.
InventorsJames Dean Stahl, Michael Wayne Ries, Warren Matthew Larson
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Abstract
A shield box is provided for a toll transponder. The shield box may selectively shield thee toll transponder. The shield box may include a case that is securable to a vehicle windshield. At least a portion of the case may include a shielding material. The shield box may further include a tray configured to slide into and out of the case. The tray may support the toll transponder outside of the case and push the transponder toward a vehicle windshield to cause the toll transponder to make contact or be proximate with the vehicle windshield.
Claims19
An apparatus for retaining and selectively shielding a transponder, the apparatus comprising:
- a case securable to a vehicle windshield, at least a portion of the case comprising a shielding material;
- and
- a tray slidably coupled to the case and configured to couple to a transponder, wherein
- the tray is configured to slide between a first position and a second position relative to the case,
- the tray is configured to enclose the transponder within the case when the tray is in the first position, and
- the tray is extended out of the case in a first direction, and is configured to extend the transponder in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction when the tray is in the second position, the second direction being toward the vehicle windshield.
An apparatus for retaining and selectively shielding a transponder, the apparatus comprising:
- a case securable to a vehicle windshield, at least a portion of the case comprising a shielding material;
- and
- a tray comprising:
- a receptacle configured to slidably engage with the case;
- a platform configured to couple to the transponder and to engage with the receptacle;
- and
- one or more biasing elements between the receptacle and the platform that provide a force to bias the platform away from the receptacle.
A shield box apparatus comprising:
- a housing securable to a vehicle windshield, the housing comprising a front panel and a back panel coupled together to form an enclosure with an opening along one side;
- and
- a tray configured to slide in and out of the opening of the housing and couple to a transponder,
- wherein the tray is configured to extend toward the vehicle windshield when the tray is slid out of the opening of the housing and collapse when the tray is slid into the opening, wherein the tray comprises:
- a receptacle configured to slidably engage with the housing;
- a platform configured to couple to the transponder and to engage with the receptacle;
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- one or more biasing elements between the receptacle and the platform, wherein the one or more biasing elements expand the tray by extending the platform away from the receptacle and toward the vehicle windshield when secured to the vehicle windshield.
A shield box apparatus comprising:
- a housing securable to a vehicle windshield, the housing comprising a front panel and a back panel coupled together to form an enclosure with an opening along one side;
- and
- a tray configured to slide in and out of the opening of the housing and couple to a transponder,
- wherein the tray is configured to extend toward the vehicle windshield when the tray is slid out of the opening of the housing and collapse when the tray is slid into the opening, wherein the tray comprises:
- a receptacle configured to slidably engage with the housing;
- a platform configured to couple to the transponder, the platform configured to engage with the receptacle;
- and
- one or more springs between the receptacle and the platform that provide a force to bias the platform away from the receptacle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.